The day after being commissioned by Dusker, Ray and Vichela, and Bune and Sett went out of the guillem to find the alchemist at once... without going, and waiting by the gate for the Millenines.
　The reason was the cyclops' corpse housed in Ray's mistling.
　the number of them, seven
　Most of them are Cyclops overthrown by Vihela, including the bodies of Cyclops overthrown by the Millerines.
　In fact, Bune has made a significant contribution to defeating the cyclops, but Bune has waived that right.
　It's not funny, though, given the number of cyclops that Vichela, who is also the guardian of Beune, overthrew.

"But is it really okay? No, it will save me."

　As Ray waits for the Mile Dogs to come, he calls out to the neighboring Vihela.
　The current time was past 9 a.m. and the number of people leaving Gillum was considerably lower than the busiest hours of the morning.
　Still, the number of people who leave Gillum is not small at this time of day, and many people are caught in the sight of Vihelas who mistake them for dancers and prostitutes.
　Some of them were so blinded by Vihela that they were trampled on by their lovers and friends.
　Despite such glances, Vihela nods to Ray, unconcerned by the usual.

"Yes, I don't mind," It's true that Seto helped defeat the Cyclops, and one of them is not all the material, but just the magic stone, because I'm not in any particular financial trouble."

　Vihela continues, "One magical stone is no problem at all."

"I'm sorry,"
"That's all right. Is there only one magical stone? If so, I can share the other magical stones of the Cyclops?"
"No, one is enough. And..."
"And?"

　The absorption of the magical stones must be done by yourself or Seto in the battle.
　Ray stifles when he tries to say so.
　It was because he remembered that he had not yet taught Vihela about the art of the beast.

(If Vihela is going to have a party with me, maybe it's about time she told me. ...and Elena said that the other day.)

　Ray recalls what Elena said a few days ago in a pair of oves, but the next moment the idea vanishes cleanly from his mind.

"Seto-chan, Seto-chan, Seto-chan! It's been a while since yesterday. Aren't you hungry?"

　for, as soon as he heard such a voice, a Mire Dog hugged Seto.

"I'm sorry, my Mire Dog..."

　Sulnin's face, bowing to me, already shows signs of resignation.
　When Eclil, who was next to Sulnin, sees Ray, he bows his head in a hurry and opens his mouth opens.

"Well, thank you for your help yesterday." If it had remained like that, I'd probably be dead. Actually, I wanted to thank you yesterday...

　Eclir, muddling, reminds Ray of yesterday.
　When he heard that an alchemist from the Vestian Empire had been involved in the affair, he immediately led Vihela as soon as he came across the Millenines returning.
　It was a very quick action, if not very much, that Erill could not thank Ray in the end.
　So, after returning from the lord's house yesterday, he tried to get a message from the guild before he ate... before that, he had already received a message from the Mileine.
　But it's only natural. Since they were originally requested to subjugate Cyclops, it is necessary to submit a certificate of subjugation and magical stones to prove this.
　However, Cyclops' body was not yet completed, as it was in Ray's Mistilling.
　However, the story of Ray completing the subjugation of the Cyclops to the reinforcements was passed down to the guild, and the deadline for the request was still a week away, so it was not an urgent situation for the Millenines.

"Don't worry. I don't want to see my acquaintance die, either. I'm glad you're safe."
"...thank you,"

　At Ray's words, Eclil bows again.
　Then, as if the timing had been set, the voice echoes again.

"How have you been, Seto?"

　The voice is the same as before, but the voice of a completely different person's.

"Oh, Mire Dog,"
"Hmm. You were earlier yesterday, but I was earlier today."
"Gnunuu..."

　In front of Johanna, who was about to hug Seto, a Mire Dog ostentatiously hugs Seto.

"Grull".

　To such a Miller Dog and Johanna, Seto gives a somewhat troubled cry.

"Well, leave it there," Seto is in trouble, isn't he? Besides, I don't have time to waste here today. I've said that I'll help you strip off the cyclops."

　Everyone there nods seriously to Ray's voice.
　Some of them had fled before Ray joined them yesterday, indicating that they had all arrived safely in Gillum.
　Some of them were slightly injured, but Ray breathes a sigh of relief when he sees no one to be called seriously injured.

(Well, since I trained him, it's only natural that he wouldn't get hurt by monsters he meets while he's running away.)

　Ray mutters a face of relief behind his back.

"Ray? What's wrong?"

　Dietz asks if he ever doubted Ray's appearance.

"No, it's nothing. I'm going now. You'd better finish your request as soon as possible."

　Everyone nods to Ray's words and heads straight to the gate.
　It was only natural that such a large group of people would stand out, especially if they had prominent faces such as Ray, Seto, and Vihela.
　Especially now is the time when the busiest hours of the morning have passed and have calmed down a little, and I can't help but stand out.

"Mr. Ray, this face... Is it about yesterday, or is it about..."

　Langa asks if there is anything wrong with the Cyclops, but Ray shakes his head saying it's OK.

"There's no more problem with the Cyclops. I was thinking of stripping the material from the cyclops. It's so big, and there are so many, so it takes too long for one or two people."

　Ranga breathes relief at Ray's words.
　As for the alchemist, as long as he is in the position of captain of the guard, he is naturally informed of it by Dusker.
　From Langa's point of view, the existence of a malicious alchemist is nothing but trouble.
　However, since they are strangers, it is impossible to strictly investigate all the people who come to Gilmoo.
　In that sense, it was the guards who were in charge of the process of getting in and out of the city that was the most tense thing in Gilm.
　Furthermore, it is difficult to leave this matter to his subordinates because of Dusker's request not to make it public.
　However, Ranga's expression doesn't give any impression of that, and she's no different from the usual Ranga's.

"Well, then, be careful." Especially if you're going to dismantle multiple monsters the size of a cyclops, there's a chance that other monsters will be attracted to the smell of blood."

　We have a short conversation and wait for everyone to finish the process before we go out of the gate.

"Well, it's the forest you went to yesterday. But don't worry, it's not that deep, it's quite near here."

　It took a long time to come back yesterday because he went deep into the woods, and Ray's aim was not far from Gilm.Former squadrons like Johanna and Deetz have only just come to Gilm, and the words of going to the Ray Forest may remind them of yesterday's incident, but they look disgusted for a moment.
　But he breathes a sigh of relief when he hears that it is a nearby place to go immediately.
　Compared to the former squadrons, the Millerines, who have lived in Gilm for a long time, quickly understand where they are talking about.
　The party then sets out for the forest in the spotlight of the people around them.
　Ray tried to look at the alchemists who caused the Cyclops incident, but there were many malicious glances.
　Given Ray's behavior, it's no wonder he's being malicious, but in this case there was a lot of jealousy.

(Probably... it's probably the Vihela.)

　Ray exhales under his hood, looking at Vichela walking beside him.
　Today, as usual, Ray, wearing a thin garment that makes him look appropriate to describe as provocative, naturally turns a jealous glance at him as he walks next to Viehla.
　Determined that it would be impossible to find an alchemist, Ray quickly stopped worrying about his gaze and concentrated on heading into the woods.





　Warm sunlight drips through the trees, and the sound of nearby rivers, lush trees, and soft winds tell us that spring is now.
　You won't be able to smell it in the guillem, the overwhelming smell of green and air fills your surroundings.
　...but for the Mire Dogs and Johanna's who were in the mountains yesterday and the day before yesterday, the smell of spring is of no consequence.

(Wild vegetables... I wish I had cod sprouts, bonna, and sea breams.) Especially since there's flour and oil, I think tempura can be made tempura.)

　This is Ray, who lived in the mountains in Japan.
　Naturally, wild vegetables, which could be called mountain blessings, were a treat of the season, and especially tempura with cod sprouts, which was also called the queen of wild vegetables, was Ray's favorite food.

(But was there anything else in tempura powder besides flour? If you just dissolve wheat in cold water and make it into batter, it's not tempura? There's no tempura. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　Just remembering the taste of tempura in cod sprouts makes Ray feel hungry.

(There are udon noodles, and tenzaru, or something like that? ... If possible, I'd rather go with tempura, but I've never seen soba in this world. Soba nuts... well, I've never seen them in a restaurant.)

　While I was thinking about it, I eventually arrived at the river, but Ray's belly already asserts itself because he was thinking about tempura.
　But I can't say I've just come to the river and take a break.
　Putting up with the feeling of being a little hungry, he pulls out two cyclops.
　One is the Cyclops, which the Miller Dogs overthrew on their own, and the other is the Cyclops, which Seto attacked from behind.

"Then break up and start dismantling," As I said in advance, I will put the dismantled materials in the item box and take them with me, so you don't have to worry."

　Following Ray's words, they split into two groups and immediately begin dismantling the cyclops.
　Two cyclops, nearly four meters tall, lined the ground, took up considerable space.

`It's big after all,'

　Mileine, who was forcibly pulled away from the set by Sulnin's hand due to the beginning of the demolition, mutters as if she had recovered her mind.
　Near there, former squadrons are pulling Johanna away from Seto as cyclops begin to disassemble similarly.

"... I'm sorry, Seto, but please be vigilant as usual."

　Deciding that this will only take time, Ray asks Sett to look out for him.
　However, this is nothing special.
　When Ray does something outside the guillem, Sett usually uses his sharp senses to keep an eye on the people around him.

"Gruly!"

　So Seto sings briefly at Ray's word and disappears into a nearby bush.
　You understand that if you're here, you'll get in the way of the cyclops.

"Ah... Seto-chan..."
"Here, Johanna," Hurry up. The sooner you finish stripping off the material, the more you can play with Seto."

　Such voices revive Johanna's eyes after a few seconds of silence.

"Well, I don't have time to do this," I'll finish dismantling the Cyclops!"

　Shouting out loud, he walks up to the body of the Cyclops on the ground with a demolition knife in his hand.
　Others who see it start dismantling the Cyclops, laughing bitterly at Johanna's behavior.
　The Mile Dogs, Ray, Vichela, and Bune, too, walked up to the body of the Cyclops, being pulled by Johanna.